GAMVROGIANNIS & ANOR. v. BLACKSHAW & ANOR. [2002] NSWCA 6

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : GAMVROGIANNIS & ANOR. v. BLACKSHAW & ANOR. [2002] NSWCA 6 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40342/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/07/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 February 2002

PARTIES : JAMES GAMVROGIANNIS and TINA GAMVROGIANNIS (Appellants) WILLIAM DUNLEATH BLACKSHAW and RHONDA LYNETTE BLACKSHAW JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 1; Stein JA at 58; Giles JA at 61

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 4768/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Macready M JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M.D. Young (Appellants) M.A. Ashurst (Respondents) SOLICITORS : Dibbs Barker Gosling (Appellants) Blackshaw Lindsay (Respondents) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - Agreement for lease - Whether concluded - Agreement in general terms of proposed lease - No agreement as to express terms of provisions in fact agreed upon - Execution of formal lease contemplated - No formal lease prepared or executed. - PRINCIPAL AND AGENT - Authority of agent - One of two prospective purchasers of commercial premises discusses grant of fresh lease with one of two tenants of premises - Tenants allege grant of fresh lease agreed to in discussions - No express evidence given by second purchaser as to existence, or otherwise, of first purchaser's authority to act for her in discussions - Whether authority otherwise established D Allen v. Carbone (1975) 132 CLR 528 Austotel Pty. Limited v. Franklins Selfserve Pty. Limited (1989) 16 NSWLR 582 Commonwealth of Australia v. Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Dockrill v. Cavanagh (1944) 45 SR 78 Godecke v. Kirwan (1973) 129 CLR 629 Kassabian v. Lagonicos; Rawstrom Investments Pty. Limited v. Lagonicos (1992-1994) NSW Conv R 55-690 Leitz Lesholme Stud Pty. Limited v. Robinson [1977] 2 NSWLR 544 CASES CITED: Mackay v. Wilson (1947) 47 SR 315 Manchester Ship Canal Co. v. Manchester Racecourse [1900] 2 Ch 352 Masters v. Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Potter v. Ferguson [1979] 1 NSWLR 365 Ryan v. Thomas 55 Sol Jo 364 Upper Hunter County District Council v. Australian Chilling and Freezing Co. Limited (1968) 118 CLR 429 Walton Stores (Interstate) Limited v. Maher (1987-1988) 164 CLR 387 Woodroffe v. Box (1954) 92 CLR 245 YorkAir Conditioning and Refrigeration (A'Asia) Pty. Limited v. The Commonwealth (1949) 80 CLR 11 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.